How do I install Swipe Cards?

Swipe Cards is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/swipe-cards. It copies swipe-cards.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Is Swipe Cards free for commercial use?

Swipe Cards needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.

Does Swipe Cards work with Next.js?

Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.

Can an AI coding agent install Swipe Cards?

Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Swipe Cards's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Swipe Cards

A stack of cards you swipe left or right: the card rotates with the drag, a stamp fades in past the threshold, and release flings it away or springs it back. Buttons, arrow keys and Undo included.

Category: Inputs
Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge

Examples

Swipe Cards

API reference

Prop	Type	Default
`items`	`{ id: string; title: string; subtitle?: string; image?: string }[]`	—
`onSwipe`	`(item, direction: "left" \| "right") => void`	—
`threshold`	`number`	`120`
`stampLabels`	`[string, string]`	`["NOPE", "LIKE"]`
`width`	`number`	`260`
`className`	`string`	—

About Swipe Cards

Swipe Cards is a stack you swipe left or right. The card rotates with the drag, a colour-coded stamp fades in past the threshold, and release either flings it away or springs it back. Buttons, arrow keys and Undo are included.

Swipe Cards is an input component for React 19, styled with Tailwind CSS 4 and animated with Motion. It drops into Next.js, Vite, Remix or Astro through the shadcn CLI as a single file you own.

When to use Swipe Cards

Matching and discovery apps.
Quick review queues for moderation or triage.
Product and content recommendations.
Onboarding preference picking.

How it works

The top card is a constrained drag whose rotation and stamp opacity are mapped from its offset. Velocity or distance past the threshold decides; the buttons and arrow keys call the same function, so every input path behaves the same.

It is a real form control: it has an accessible name, works with the keyboard alone, shows a visible focus ring and announces its state to screen readers. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Swipe Cards

Every prop is documented in the API reference above with its type and default. The ones you will reach for first are listed here.

The Customize panel next to the preview lets you change threshold live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

items.
threshold (number, default 120).
stampLabels ([string, string], default ["NOPE", "LIKE"]).
width (number, default 260).

Goes well with Swipe Cards

These inputs pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.

Magnetic: Make any React element lean toward the pointer and spring home: a magnetic hover in one wrapper
Color Picker: An animated React swatch colour picker with a ring that glides to the selection
Rating: An animated React star rating with hover preview and a ripple of popping stars
File Dropzone: An animated React file dropzone that lifts on hover and lists uploads with progress
Like Button: An animated React like button: the heart pops, sparks burst and the count rolls

Install Swipe Cards

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/swipe-cards

Swipe Cards is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 300 Pro components, 107 landing-page sections and 100 full templates, for every personal and client project, with updates included. Add the @charcoal registry once with your access token, then the command above copies swipe-cards.tsx into components/ui and installs clsx, tailwind-merge.

You own the file you install: no runtime package, no lock-in, nothing to keep in sync. Change it however your product needs.

See Charcoal UI Pro pricing · Pro setup

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Swipe Cards?: Swipe Cards is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/swipe-cards. It copies swipe-cards.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Swipe Cards free for commercial use?: Swipe Cards needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.
Does Swipe Cards work with Next.js?: Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.
Can an AI coding agent install Swipe Cards?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Swipe Cards's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Swipe Cards as Markdown · llms.txt